Today's mini-sermon is the final part of the 12-part series on the 9th chapter of John. "Jesus said, ‘For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.’” (John 9:39) Do you remember the story of the blind men and...
Rom 5:3-5 "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,...
Acts 26:17-18 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me." Here is a true testimony of...
Matt 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." NIV The text we will read can be found at 2 Kings 4:1-7 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he...
Rom 7:14-15 "Yes. I'm full of myself — after all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison." (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.) Last week I shared with you the miraculous healing of Donovan's...
John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” The Iraqi war weighs heavy on my heart. All those poor soldiers! The poor people of Bagdad! I rejoice though for the many who have accepted Jesus in their life...
Luke 1:31 "You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus." NIV Let's thing for a moment about when Jesus came to our planet. Was it during a time of prosperity in Israel or at a time when the Israelites where...
Ex 15:13 "In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling." NIV Today, January 2nd, 2004, I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My appointment was at 10:00. My wife had her physical...
My wife asked me a very important question on the eve of Valentine's day: "What does it mean to approach God empty handed?" As best as I could I tried to explain it to her. However human explanations are far from being perfect, and the question was not answered either...
What is a sacrifice? isn't it "giving up something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim" ? (see http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sacrifice) Would you believe that the Bible refers to praising God as a...